The most important thing about bikes

flyingdutch said:

You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

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bikes that are some combination of silver and red go the
fastest, obviously because red goes fastest but you need to
be able to compete with speeding bullets.

Tam

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You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

Black is the new black...

but I like anything "trick" :-)

Orange is good.

As for special purposes.. something dull and crappy lookin'
for a commuter/chippie-bike..

hippy

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You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

Black is the new black...

Not just any black. It has to be carbon weave with touches
of titanium, ie the Stealth Bomber look.

Marty

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but I like anything "trick" :-)

Orange is good.

As for special purposes.. something dull and crappy
lookin' for a commuter/chippie-bike..

hippy

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Not just any black. It has to be carbon weave with
touches of

titanium, ie

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the Stealth Bomber look.

I used to have a totally chromed BMX.. has anyone else
thought this would be cool on a road bike or is it just me
that's delusional?

Chrome is tougher than paint (crash resistant) and with
sun on it would blind the opposition in a crit.. <insert
evil laugh>

After the ease with which the street fixie was
powdercoated, I'm thinking about stripping the stock GT SS
paint and having it done as well.. HOT PINK! (or maybe
not.. I've heard you have to be able to ride fast otherwise
it's just gay :-) )

Powdercoat colours:
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hippy

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Marty Wallace
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You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

Black is the new black...

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but I like anything "trick" :-)

Orange is good.

As for special purposes.. something dull and crappy
lookin' for a commuter/chippie-bike..

hippy [/B]

Marty Wallace said:

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You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

Black is the new black...

Not just any black. It has to be carbon weave with touches
of titanium, ie the Stealth Bomber look.

Marty

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but I like anything "trick" :-)

Orange is good.

As for special purposes.. something dull and crappy
lookin' for a commuter/chippie-bike..

hippy

I overheard two guys on the street saying that metallic
black 853 frames are the real new black. And what's even
cooler is to have black decals that you can't read 😉

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Nick

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After the ease with which the street fixie was
powdercoated, I'm thinking about stripping the stock GT SS
paint and having it done as well.. HOT PINK! (or maybe
not.. I've heard you have to be able to ride fast
otherwise it's just gay :-) )

Powdercoat colours:
hpvelotechnik.comfarbtabelle e.htmlOpen ↗

hippy

Pink bikes don't get stolen. No self respecting bike thief
would be seen dead on a pink bike.

Marty

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I overheard two guys on the street saying that metallic
black 853

frames

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are the real new black. And what's even cooler is to have
black decals that you can't read 😉

No, no.. it's powdercoated gloss black on a bike with no
decals and no cable guides and no brakes and no gears and no
shifters and no bar tape and no cables...
:-D

I'm gonna have to put the next stage of "Vegemite" up aren't
I? Stay tuned to thehippy.net/gallery/

hippy

look darling don't worry about the colour, unless you have
the GT stickers on you are just not in the race.

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You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

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Marty Wallace said:

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After the ease with which the street fixie was
powdercoated, I'm thinking about stripping the stock GT SS
paint and having it done as well.. HOT PINK! (or maybe
not.. I've heard you have to be able to ride fast
otherwise it's just gay :-) )

Powdercoat colours:
hpvelotechnik.comfarbtabelle e.htmlOpen ↗

hippy

Pink bikes don't get stolen. No self respecting bike thief
would be seen dead on a pink bike.

Marty

One April fools day one lecturer at Uni had his bike painted
pink, by the students. He used it to get to work, he lived
on campus, he had no car as his wife had left him and taken
the car with her. It did not make his bike go faster, it was
an old single speed job. And not it did no get stolen, but I
don't think anyone would want to steal it anyway.

James.

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You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

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The fire dept has red cars. When there is a fire going on
they are in a hurry and need to go as fast as they can. Need
any other proof? I know I don't.

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The fire dept has red cars. When there is a fire going on
they are in a hurry and need to go as

fast as

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they can. Need any other proof? I know I don't.

Does that make white the slowest, because that's the colour
of Vic ambulances? ;-)

I'd go blue and red, like a cop car.. they know no speed
limits! :-)

hippy

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The fire dept has red cars. When there is a fire going
on they are in a hurry and need to go as

fast as

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they can. Need any other proof? I know I don't.

Does that make white the slowest, because that's the
colour of Vic ambulances? ;-)

I'd go blue and red, like a cop car.. they know no speed
limits! :-)

hippy

Hippy I think you've nearly stumbled on the answer. It's
FLASHING LIGHTS that make you go fast. That's what all of
these vehicles have in common. Cover your bike in flashing
lights and you're sure to go fast! And just to be extra
certain, I think you should put a few loud sirens on the
handlebars too.

Marty

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Originally posted by Rhonda
look darling don't worry about the colour, unless you have
the GT stickers on you are just not in the race.

"That's CAPTAIN darling to you!"
(homage black adder)

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Originally posted by Nickzx6r

I overheard two guys on the street saying that metallic
black 853 frames are the real new black. And what's even
cooler is to have black decals that you can't read 😉

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Nick

That sounds cool.

I hear steel is making a comeback

FD-off to investigate getting my 853 painted metallic black...

Everyone should own at least one orange bike. It's what
Merckx rode...

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You know. what colour is it/them?

Which colour goes fastest or what other colours are de
rigeur for specific uses?

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LAN Support said:

Everyone should own at least one orange bike. It's what
Merckx rode...

I was in Cheeky Monkey the other day, and they had some new
Birdy's in. Colours: Black, <something> and Orange. I said
something to the affect that the bike is nice, but why'd
they paint it bloody orange, it being one of those in-
between colours and not very striking.

Another guy in the shop pointed out that Dave(?), who I was
talking too, indeed had an orange pride & joy... very
embarassment.

-kt

Marty Wallace said:

Not just any black. It has to be carbon weave with touches
of titanium, ie the Stealth Bomber look.

That's funny, 'cause the actually radar-absorbing stealth
paint is supposedly exceedingly heavy.

I reckon you should be able to get your bike painted in the
reflective white stuff used on roads.

-kt

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Originally posted by Kingsley
I reckon you should be able to get your bike painted in the
reflective white stuff used on roads.

That'd just be asking for people to drive over you...

boom tish splat!

hippy